Abstract: An optical article includes a substrate with front and rear main faces, one main face coated with a columnar micro- or nano-structured coating. The substrate and optical article are transparent in at least a part of the visible region ranging from 380 to 780 nm, along at least one incidence angle. The columnar micro- or nano-structured coating includes an array of columns including each a core and an upper layer covering the core, the core and the upper layer being structurally and/or chemically different and have light absorbing properties with an extinction coefficient “k” ?10-2 in the spectrum 250-2500 nm and are able to cause a change in transmission or in reflection of incident light through the optical article as a function of the angle of incidence of light. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing an optical article including a columnar micro- or nano-structured coating.

Abstract: This invention relates to an optical article comprising a transparent substrate with a front main face and with a rear main face, at least one of the main faces being coated with a multilayered antireflective coating comprising at least one low refractive index layer (LI) having a refractive index lower than 1.55 at 550 nm, named hereafter first LI layer, one first high refractive index layer (HI) having a refractive index higher than or equal to 1.55 at 550 nm, named hereafter the first HI layer, and one encapsulated metal film (EMF) comprising a metal island layer (MIL) that is encapsulated between a first layer (L1) and a second layer (L2), said first layer (L1) and said second layer (L2) being both composed of at least one dielectric material, characterized in that said—the first layer (L1) is a second LI layer having a refractive index lower than 1.

Abstract: The invention concerns an ophthalmic lens having an increased resistance to thermal and hygroscopic stresses, said ophthalmic lens comprising a substrate, at least one main face of which is coated with a siloxane-based anti-abrasion hardcoat, characterized in that said ophthalmic lens further comprises at least one protective layer of an organic-inorganic material directly in contact with said hardcoat, said protective layer of organic-inorganic material having a Young's modulus higher than 20 GPa, preferably of at least 25 GPa.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an article comprising a substrate having at least one main surface coated with a layer A having a refractive index lower than or equal to 1.50, said layer A being obtained by deposition of activated species issued from at least one compound C in gaseous form, containing in its structure at least one Si-fluoroalkyl group, at least one carbon atom, at least one hydrogen atom and optionally at least one nitrogen atom and/or at least one oxygen atom, the deposition of said layer A being carried out by applying a bombardment with an ion beam to layer A while layer A is being formed, and said layer A being formed in the absence of inorganic precursor compounds. Application to the preparation of interferential coatings.

Abstract: An optical article includes a substrate with front and rear main faces, one main face coated with a columnar micro- or nano-structured coating. The substrate and optical article are transparent in at least a part of the visible region ranging from 380 to 780 nm, along at least one incidence angle. The columnar micro- or nano-structured coating includes an array of columns including each a core and an upper layer covering the core, the core and the upper layer being structurally and/or chemically different and have light absorbing properties with an extinction coefficient “k” ?10-2 in the spectrum 250-2500 nm and are able to cause a change in transmission or in reflection of incident light through the optical article as a function of the angle of incidence of light. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing an optical article including a columnar micro- or nano-structured coating.

Abstract: An article has a cavity defined by an inner surface, the cavity having a size such that a largest sphere placeable in the cavity has a diameter of less than 7 cm and a smallest sphere placeable in the cavity has a diameter of 0.5 mm; and a hard coating on the inner surface, the hard coating having a hardness between 18 to 100 GPa, the hard coating distributed on the inner surface such that a ratio of a coating thickness at a first region of the hard coating to that at a second region of the hard coating ranges from 0.75 to 1.33.

Abstract: An optical article including a substrate with two main surfaces, at least one of which is covered by a polymer coating having an outer surface, said coating including a first superficial layer beneath the outer surface having a first refractive index n1 and a second layer beneath the first superficial layer having a second refractive index n2, with n2<n1 and having the lowest refractive index of said polymer coating, and said coating exhibiting antireflective properties due to the difference between refractive indexes n1 and n2, said refractive index difference within the coating resulting from a plasma, corona, and/or an ion beam treatment of an initial polymer coating, through the outer surface. Also, a method for manufacturing this optical article.

Abstract: The invention relates to an article comprising a substrate having at least one major surface coated with a layer A of a material obtained by ion beam assisted vacuum deposition of at least one titanium oxide and of at least one organosilicate compound B, said material having a refractive index at 550 nm higher than or equal to 1.8, an extinction coefficient k at 550 nm lower than or equal to 0.02, and an H:E ratio higher than or equal to 0.046, where H and E designate the hardness of the material and the elastic coefficient of the material, respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to an article comprising a substrate having at least one main surface coated with a multilayer interference coating, said coating containing a layer A having a refractive index less than or equal to 1.55. The article is characterised in that: layer A forms either the outer interference coating layer or an intermediate layer that is in direct contact with the outer interference coating layer, said outer interference coating layer being a layer B having a refractive index less than or equal to 1.55; layer A is obtained by ion beam deposition of activated species from at least one compound C in gaseous form and containing in its structure at least one silicon atom, at least one carbon atom, at least one hydrogen atom and, optionally, at least one nitrogen atom and/or at least one oxygen atom, layer A being deposited in the presence of nitrogen and/or oxygen when compound A does not contain nitrogen and/or oxygen; and layer A is not formed from inorganic precursor compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to an item comprising a substrate having at least one first main surface coated with an organic-inorganic layer of a material obtained by vacuum deposition of at least one metal oxide B, preferably having a refraction index no higher than 1.53, and at least one organic compound, said layer having a refractive index no higher than 1.45, and said metal oxide having been deposited by oblique angle deposition.

Abstract: The invention concerns an ophthalmic lens having an increased resistance to thermal and hygroscopic stresses, said ophthalmic lens comprising a substrate, at least one main face of which is coated with a siloxane-based anti-abrasion hardcoat, characterized in that said ophthalmic lens further comprises at least one protective layer of an organic-inorganic material directly in contact with said hardcoat, said protective layer of organic-inorganic material having a Young's modulus higher than 20 GPa, preferably of at least 25 GPa.

Abstract: The invention concerns an optical article comprising a substrate with two main surfaces, at least one of which is covered by a polymer coating having an outer surface, said coating comprising a first superficial layer beneath the outer surface having a first refractive index n1 and a second layer beneath the first superficial layer having a second refractive index n2, with n2<nand having the lowest refractive index of said polymer coating, and said coating exhibiting antireflective properties due to the difference between refractive indexes n1 and n2, said refractive index difference within the coating resulting from a plasma, corona, and/or an ion beam treatment of an initial polymer coating, through the outer surface. The invention concerns also a method for manufacturing this optical article.

Abstract: The invention relates to an article comprising a substrate having at least one major surface coated with a layer A of a material obtained by ion beam assisted vacuum deposition of at least one titanium oxide and of at least one organosilicate compound B, said material having a refractive index at 550 nm higher than or equal to 1.8, an extinction coefficient k at 550 nm lower than or equal to 0.02, and an H:E ratio higher than or equal to 0.046, where H and E designate the hardness of the material and the elastic coefficient of the material, respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to an article comprising a substrate having at least one main surface coated with a multilayer interference coating, said coating containing a layer A having a refractive index less than or equal to 1.55. The article is characterised in that: layer A forms either the outer interference coating layer or an intermediate layer that is in direct contact with the outer interference coating layer, said outer interference coating layer being a layer B having a refractive index less than or equal to 1.55; layer A is obtained by ion beam deposition of activated species from at least one compound C in gaseous form and containing in its structure at least one silicon atom, at least one carbon atom, at least one hydrogen atom and, optionally, at least one nitrogen atom and/or at least one oxygen atom, layer A being deposited in the presence of nitrogen and/or oxygen when compound A does not contain nitrogen and/or oxygen; and layer A is not formed from inorganic precursor compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making a preformed hydrogel attach to a polymer backing comprising exposing a surface of the backing to an activated gas and depositing the preformed hydrogel on the exposed surface of the backing, and hydrogel products so formed. This hydrogel product can be used as an active ingredient delivery device, a wound cover and a diagnostic tool. It advantageously replaces hydrogel products using chemicals as adhesive agents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making a preformed hydrogel attach to a polymer backing comprising exposing a surface of the backing to an activated gas and depositing the preformed hydrogel on the exposed surface of the backing, and hydrogel products so formed. This hydrogel product can be used as an active ingredient delivery device, a wound cover and a diagnostic tool. It advantageously replaces hydrogel products using chemicals as adhesive agents.